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2026 H1 Evergreen Cleantech Trends

Read the latest update from Investment Team member, Shashank Churukanti, on CleanTech VC trends from the end of 2026 H1.

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July 2026 Cleantech Roundup: Changes for PJM | European Carbon Removal | Data Center Bans

The throughline of the month is experiments with new market rules - across grid operators, multinational, emissions trading systems, and state regulators. This month, we’re talking about the multiheaded hydra that is PJM’s grid operations challenges, new pathways for carbon removal adoption, the various different colors and flavors of state level data center bans popping up, plus Elon’s new pet project and more!

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Co_Invest Climate 2026 Recap

Evergreen's annual flagship event, Co_Invest Climate, brings founders, investors, corporate leaders, and ecosystem builders to Chicago to gather, build community, and share learnings that extend beyond just the one day convening. Read the post for a full recap!

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June 2026 Cleantech Roundup: Data Centers in Space? | New Frontier | VPPs | Data Center Agita

This month, we’re discussing space based data centers, new funding for Frontier Climate, a first of its kind deal for a virtual power plant, and major swings in public opinion around data centers. Also, a couple other items that aren’t directly tied to the AI-data center build out.

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May 2026 Cleantech Roundup: Fervo IPO | Midwestern Antora Project | Global Energy Security | Data Center Innovation | Evolving Autonomous Vehicle Landscape

This month we’re highlighting Fervo’s recent IPO, recent news from thermal storage company Anotora, how the war with Iran is accelerating the global energy transition, Elemental’s new data center innovation initiative, how the world is changing around autonomous vehicles, and more!

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April 2026 Cleantech Roundup: Big New Wind & Wires | Off-Grid Gas? | Global Electricity Data | Carbon Removal Slowdown?

This month, we are highlighting a new giant wind project (and how portfolio company Grid Status is connected to it), the emerging trend of off-grid gas power for data center development, interesting new global electricity data, and a major change in the market for voluntary carbon removal purchases.

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March 2026 Cleantech Roundup: Wind=Bad | Cache Energy | Strait of Hormuz | New Nuclear | Robotaxis

This month, we’re exploring the very strange deal the Trump Administration struck with TotalEnergies, highlighting recent coverage of Evergreen portfolio company Cache Energy, looking into some of the downstream challenges being wrought by the war in Iran, a key approval for a new type of nuclear plant, and much much more!

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How Natural Science Built Commercial Momentum Through Evergreen’s Early Access Program

Natural Science is showing what can happen when strong science gets the right commercialization support. Through Evergreen’s Early Access Program, the company advanced key technologies across oil spill response, water treatment, and oil and gas processing while reaching important milestones in regulatory approval, field validation, and market traction.

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A Dark Secret: Why We Invested in Living Ink

There are incredible opportunities to decarbonize massive, hidden corners of our global supply chain for industrial products. That is why we are excited to discuss the investment we made last year in Living Ink.

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February 2026 Cleantech Roundup: Endangerment Finding Reversal | Paying Up For Data Center Power | Robots | Quadricycles

This month, we are highlighting the EPA’s reversal of the CO2 endangerment finding, the tricky public position hyperscalers find themselves in while trying to secure power for new data centers, new production of robots and quadricycles, and more!

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Welcoming Evergreen’s New Board Chair and Board Members

Evergreen welcomes Tom O'Neill as its new Board Chair and introduces two new board members, James Mazurek and Alison Taylor, as the organization enters its next chapter of climate innovation across the Greater Midwest.

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January 2026 Cleantech Roundup: PJM Market Breakdown | Energy Terrorism | Solar Growth | Winning Wind | Battery Fight

This month, we’re talking about the recurring drama in PJM power markets, an act of terrorism at a power plant in Europe, legal cases offshore wind developments are winning, and oh so much more!

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